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  CT US Senate - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Connecticut > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 12, 2012 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 14, 2012 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 14, 2012 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedCrimson December 14, 2012 10:05am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyIndependent Democrat Won01/04/2007
NameJoseph I. "Joe" Lieberman Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/04/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameChris Murphy Votes830,221 (55.23%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin182,445 (+12.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceCT US Senate 11/06/2012
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/15/2010 08/14/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Linda McMahon 5 3 4 9
Christopher Shays 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Linda McMahon (95.16%)
Weighted Call: Linda McMahon (83.65%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/08/2011 07/29/2012

CANDIDATES
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Name Linda McMahon Rep. Christopher Shays  
PartyRepublican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 82,646 (72.85%) 30,802 (27.15%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -51,844 (-45.70%)  
Predict Avg.53.00% 33.00%  
Kyle51.00% (-8.10 pts) 35.00% (-2.20 pts)
derstad98055.00% (-5.44 pts) 31.00% (+0.47 pts)
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2011 00/00/2011  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg67.44%-- 20.62%--  
Public Policy Polling 
07/26/12-07/29/12		 68.00% 8.0 20.00% 7.0
Quinnipiac University 
05/29/12-06/03/12		 59.00% 8.0 30.00% 12.0
McLaughlin & Associates (R) 
03/25/12-03/26/12		 53.00% -- 32.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/14/12-03/19/12		 51.00% 1.0 42.00% 7.0
Public Policy Polling 
09/22/11-09/25/11		 60.00% -- 27.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/08/11-09/13/11		 50.00% -- 35.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
R Leonard Fasano 🔗
R Selim G. Noujaim 🔗
R Livvy R. Floren 🔗
R Janice R. "Jan" Giegler 🔗
R Anthony J. D'Amelio 🔗
R William A. Hamzy 🔗
R Chris A. DePino 🔗
R Chris Healy 🔗
R Michael A. Pavia 🔗
R John A. Kissel 🔗
R Michael A. McLachlan 🔗
R Jason Welch 🔗
R Robert J. "Rob" Kane 🔗
R Leonard F. Suzio 🔗
R Kevin Witkos 🔗
R Joe Markley 🔗
R Kyle
R Thomas C. Foley 🔗
I McCord 2014
LBR Old LW
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R Rob Simmons 🔗
I M@
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Brian K. Hill (R)
 00, 2011 -  00, 2012 		Peter Lumaj (R)
 00, 2011 -  00, 2012 		Jason McCoy (R)
 00, 2011 -  00, 2012

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 21, 2012 12:00pm Endorsement Chris Shays says he won’t support Linda McMahon if she wins primary  Article RP 
Oct 24, 2011 12:00pm Blog Entry Joe Lieberman Deciding Which Republican He Wants to Replace Him  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Sep 19, 2011 05:00pm Announcement Linda McMahon Set to Launch Senate Run on Tuesday  Article COSDem 
Sep 19, 2011 03:55pm General Lieberman may support Republican in race for his Senate seat next year  Article COSDem 
Sep 14, 2011 06:00pm Poll Campaign Poll: McMahon Leads Shays By 19 Points in Primary Match.  Article COSDem 
Aug 10, 2011 09:00pm News Shays Running for Senate in Connecticut  Article TX DEM 

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